Chapter 13

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Mom, what era are we in now? Why are you still so conservative? Even if you want a son to take care of you, you have to give birth to such a filial son. My mother-in-law is an example. She gave birth to two sons. One is unfilial and the other is not up to the mark. What’s the use?” Chu Wei pouted and rebutted.

Mrs. Chu sighed. “No matter what era it is, it’s never wrong to give birth to a son. In the hearts of those men, giving birth to a son is the only way to carry on the family line. For example, your biological father liked you very much back then, but when he went to the city and another woman gave birth to his son, he forgot about you.”

At the mention of her father, Chu Wei had nothing to say. This man was really too lousy. At first, he said that he was going to enter the city to earn money and had a big project to work on. However, he needed a fake divorce. To help him with his career, Chu Wei’s mother divorced him. In order to act out the drama of a divorce, she even gave him half of her family fortune.

Not long after, a letter came from the city. The content was so simple that there was only one sentence: “I’ve remarried and have a son. Let’s live well!”

Although the words were short, they revealed the unconcealable joy in the man’s heart as well as his indifference towards the mother and daughter. From then on, the mother and daughter depended on each other. When Chu Wei turned eighteen and became an adult, the man came back from the city once and left after saying a few words. After that, he completely lost contact with them. It was as if he had never seen them before. He never came to Peach Blossom Town again and never saw them again.

This incident had always been a thorn in Mrs. Chu’s heart, and it had caused her irreparable trauma. Even now, she still blamed herself for not being able to give birth to a son.

After what happened before, Mother Chu didn’t want Chu Wei to walk the same path. It was more important to have a son while she was still young. Chen Ji was a hooligan to begin with. He might abandon her one day because Chu Wei didn’t have a son.

“Why is mommy here?” Suddenly, Chen Ying’s tender voice sounded from outside the courtyard.

According to the original plot, Chen Ying was born mischievous and a tomboy. She had inherited Chen Ji’s genes. She was lawless and evil. She was the complete opposite of Chen Yan. It was as though she was not born from the same mother.

She was only six and a half years old this year, yet she was already invincible among her peers. She wouldn’t be afraid even if she were to spend a night on the mountain. The next day, she could even bring two wild animals back for her grandmother to roast. When boys under the age of ten in the town saw her, they would avoid her.

In the entire town, the person that Chen Ying was most afraid of was Chu Wei because Chu Wei would discipline her. Every time she saw her mother, Chen Ying’s first reaction was to run away. Later on, she even climbed up a tree. Chu Wei was so angry that she could only stare at her from under the tree. Chu Wei felt that ever since she gave birth to her second child, her lifespan had been reduced by at least ten years.

Seeing that Chen Ying was about to run away again, Chu Wei quickly said, “Yingying, come here. See what good things Mommy brought you?”

Chen Ying stopped in her tracks and looked at Chu Wei with surprise and suspicion. She looked like she was very smart. “Mom, what is it? I won’t go over unless you show it to me.”

One learned from their mistakes. The last time she was tricked by her mother, she almost broke her butt. How could she fall for it so easily again? Unless she knew that there was really something, she would never go over.

Hiding behind the fence, Chen Ying blinked her big eyes, full of curiosity. Her delicate little face was full of collagen, making people want to bite her.

“Mommy packed up today and found another photo of your father. Don’t you want to take a look?” Chu Wei smiled.

For as long as Chen Ying could remember, she had been pestering Chu Wei about her father. From her, she learned that her father was a very powerful person. He knew how to dive, fish, climb trees, and pick fruits. He also knew martial arts.

There were many military photos that Chen Ji sent back from the army. Chen Ying looked at each photo no less than a hundred times. However, she felt that this legendary father was not to be trifled with. He was very serious in every photo. At first, Chu Wei thought that she stared at the photos all day because she missed her father. Later on, she found out that she was hoping for her father to come back because she wanted to see who was better at climbing trees and digging bird nests.

She rolled his big eyes and looked disappointed. “It’s a photo again. How boring…”

Seeing that she was not interested, Chu Wei said, “I guarantee that you have never seen this photo before. It’s a photo of Dad riding a horse when he was young. He even had a big red flower on him.”

Chen Ying didn’t say anything. She hid behind a rock and seemed to be thinking about something. On the other hand, Chen Yan, who was in Mrs. Chu’s arms, woke up. When she heard that it was a photo of her father riding a horse, she snatched it over and started looking at it.

“Mom, grandma, my dad looks like this horse!” Chen Yan said honestly.

Mrs. Chu and Chu Wei looked at each other and smiled at the same time. The photo was taken when Chen Ji was 13 years old. He had successfully caught a wild horse using a trap. The wild horse came from nowhere and not only did it steal the crops,it also frequently ran into the town at night to attack people. To commend Chen Ji, the town photo studio took a photo of him for free as a souvenir..